COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 1 Maryland's (16-1) last road contest will be a
stern test for the Terps when they travel to No. 5 Loyola on Saturday
for a 3 p.m. match-up. Maryland is coming off a 14-6 win over No. 3
Princeton on Wednesday, and its second straight ACC championship last
weekend. The Terps, who possess the nation's highest scoring offense at
16.88 goals per game, are looking for their sixth win over a Top 5 team
this season as well as a continuation to their 44-game non-conference
win streak.

A Look at Loyola
No. 5 Loyola, now 13-3 overall, trails Maryland 19-1 in the series
history. The Terps only loss, a 7-6 defeat, came on April 22, 1997.
Midfielder Stacey Morlang leads the Greyhounds with 51 goals and 15
assists. Sophomore Krissy Warnock has 28 goals and 12 assists as
Loyola's second-leading scorer. Sophomore Tricia Dabrowski mans the goal
with 185 saves, and a .649 save percentage. Loyola's average margin of
victory is five goals.

The Terps' Offensive Numbers
Indisputably the most productive offense in the nation, averaging over
16 goals per game in 2000, Maryland has more than enough offensive
weapons to keep any defense wondering. The Terps' offense is averaging
an astounding 16.88 gpg through 17 games, a one-goal per game
improvement from their nation's-best 1999 average of 15.8 gpg. The
Terrapins' most potent weapons include attack Jen Adams, who leads the
nation in points per game and is fifth in assists per game, as well as
Allison Comito and Quinn Carney, who are both ranked nationally in
points per game and assists per game, respectively. Christie Jenkins and
Kristin Sommar have each added over 30 goals this season to round out
the Terps' offensive punch.

Leading Scorer Jen Adams
Maryland's Jen Adams leads the nation in scoring and goals with 101
points on 62 goals and 39 assists. The Australia native is averaging
5.94 points per game. The 2000 ACC Player of the Year and MVP of the ACC
Tournament, Adams had a stellar effort against Harvard on March 30
totaling a school record-tying 11-points. She also scored eight points
against then-No. 4 James Madison on April 1. This season, Adams'
astounding totals have also been highlighted by eight-point days
against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament (4/23) and Old Dominion
(3/25), an 18-point stretch the week of March 7-12, including a six-goal
game against Syracuse (3/12), and a nine-point game against ACC rival
Virginia (3/14).

Adams' Single-Season NumbersJen Adams is looking to make some more noise on the Maryland
single-season charts this season, after etching her name at the top of
the single-season goals chart last year with 71. Adams also ended last
year with 46 assists, marking the second-highest single-season total,
two behind Terp legend Kelly Amonte's 1996 total of 48. Her 1999
point-total of 117 was also a Maryland record. So what does all of this
mean? Well, she's poised to do it again. With at least one regular
season games remaining (not counting any postseason action), Adams has
62 goals (tied for the No. 2 single-season spot), 39 assists (already
No. 4 on the single-season assists chart), and 101 points (holding the
No. 4 spot on the single-season points chart).

Adams' Scoring StreaksJen Adams has scored at least one point in her last 47 games. Adams,
who has 262 points for her career, began her streak on March 31, 1998,
when she scored two goals and added an assist against Temple. The last
time she was held scoreless was on March 30, 1998, in the Terps' 16-4
win against Vanderbilt. The Terps' scoring leader again this year, she
is averaging 3.65 ppg. Adams also has at least one goal in each of the
past 28 games.

Adams Ties Single-Game Marks Maryland junior attack Jen Adams netted
five goals and added six assists for an 11-point outing against Harvard
on March 30. Her 11-point game tied the single-game Maryland record that
is also held by Maryland's Kelly Amonte (vs. Penn State, 1991), Judy
Dougherty (vs. Salisbury St., 1979), and Kay Ruffino (vs. Towson, 1984).

Adams on the Career Charts After setting the single-season record for
goals at Maryland in 1999 with 71, junior Jen Adams has moved onto the
Terps' all-time goals list and sits at No. 3. Adams has 160 career
goals. Adams is third on Maryland's all-time assists list with 102.
Adams' career point total is now an unbelievable 262 points. She trails
all-time leader Kelly Amonte (1993-96) by 57 points.

Comito Bringing The Goals
Junior Allison Comito proved herself a deadly weapon in the Terps'
offense once again when she led the Terps against Virginia last
Saturday. Comito also scored four goals and added two assists against
Brown on April 11. Comito is the Terps' second-leading scorer with 48
goals and 23 assists. Her 71 points in 2000 are 10 away from her 1999
total of 81 points. She ranked 19th nationally last week in points per
game with 4.03. Her big game this year came on March 12 against Syracuse
when she netted six goals and two assists for an eight-point day.

Carney Turning In An All-ACC Year
All-ACC selection, Quinn Carney does it all for the Terps this season.
Carney, who takes the draw for Maryland, has 33 feeds this year and
ranked ninth in the nation at 1.88 assists per game last week. Carney
can hit the goal, as well, as demonstrated by her five-goal explosion
vs. Dartmouth (3/21) and four goal effort against Brown (4/10). She has
33 assists for the season, an average of just less then two a game, and
has a 3.94 ppg average.

Carney's Scoring Streak
Terrapin junior Quinn Carney has extended her scoring streak to 46
games after the win over Princeton. Her streak began on April 23, 1998,
when she totaled one assist in the Terps' 16-7 win at William & Mary.
The last time Carney was held scoreless was April 11, 1998, against UNC
in the 1998 ACC Semifinals.

Carney On the Assists List
With three assists on Wednesday, Quinn Carney has moved closer to the
No. 7 spot, where Sascha Newmarch (1995-98) sits with 74. Teammate
Christie Jenkins is ninth with 71 goals and Kristin Sommar holds the No.
10 spot with 69.

Jenkins Turning It OnChristie Jenkins has asserted herself once again this season as an
important part of the Terps' offense. The senior tri-captain is
averaging 3.29 points per game, including two six-point games against
Harvard (3/30) and James Madison (4/1), and two five-point efforts
against Virginia (3/14) and Old Dominion (3/25). A 1999 first-team
All-American, she is Maryland's fourth-leading scorer this season
rounding out the top four on an offense that averages 16.88 goals per
game.

Jenkins' Scoring Streak To 50
Maryland tri-captain Christie Jenkins is riding a 50-game scoring
streak after the Princeton game. The last time the midfielder was held
scoreless was on March 31, 1998, against Temple. She has 208 career
points, and has moved into a tie for sixth on Maryland's career points
list.

Jenkins Career NumbersChristie Jenkins moved past Terp assistant coach Cathy Nelson to claim
sole possession of the No. 8 spot on the career goals chart and also
shares the No. 6 slot in career points with Nelson with 217 in her
four-year career. Jenkins is up to 71 career assists- good enough for
No. 9 on that all-time list.

The Terps on the NCAA Charts
Not only do the Terrapins own the most productive offense in the NCAA,
Maryland has the No. 1, and No. 19 scorers in the nation in Jen Adams
and Allison Comito, as well as the nation's top scoring margin and
winning percentage. Four individuals are ranked nationally for the
Terps, with Adams topping week's points chart with a 6.13 points per
game average. She is also second in assists per game (2.44) and seventh
in goals per game (3.69).

Comito is 19th nationally in points per game, averaging 4.06 in 16
games. Quinn Carney, averaging 4.15 points per game, and ranks 9th in
assist per game with a 1.88 average.
Terrapin goalie Alex Kahoe ranks 6th in goals per game with a 7.32
average and 13th in save percentage.

As a team, the Terps are tops in scoring offense (17.06) and scoring
margin (9.63). Maryland leads both categories by an over two-goal
margin. The Terps' defense is 12th with a 7.44 average. Maryland was
also first in winning percentage at .938 entering the week.

Maryland in the Polls
This week marks the Terps' ninth straight week at the top of the IWLCA
poll this year. Maryland has been the No. 1 team in the nation for 20
consecutive polls, dating back to the final rankings of 1998 when the
Terps' captured their fourth-straight NCAA title.

The Terps Vs. Ranked Teams
No. 1 Maryland plays one of the toughest schedule in Division I women's
lacrosse, and has already faced 14 ranked opponents this year for a 13-1
record against foes ranked in the IWLCA poll. The Terps are 5-1 against
opponents ranked in the Top 5, with wins over then-No. 2 Duke on March 3
(14-10), then-No. 4 Virginia on March 14 (17-8), then-No. 4 James
Madison (24-15) on April 1, then-5 Georgetown (16-6) on April 13, and
then-No. 3 Princeton on April 26. Maryland's only loss to a Top 5
opponent, or any opponent for that matter, was its 14-13 triple overtime
loss to then-No. 5 North Carolina. The Terps' are 12-1 against ranked
opponents, and hold a 8-1 advantage over Top 10 foes.

Sommar Turns It On
After starting the season with 12 goals in the first nine games, senior
tri-captain Kristin Sommar led the Terps with an outstanding seven-goal
performance against No. 4 James Madison (4/1) to boost her season total
to 19 goals in just one game. Sommar's seven goals marked a career-high
for her as well as a team-high this season for the Terps. Sommar rounds
out Maryland's 30+ goals scorers with 32 goals and 22 assists this
season.

Terps Reach Program Win 350
When No. 1 Maryland took down No. 2 Duke on March 3, the win was
Maryland's 350th in the program's 26-year history. Overall, Maryland
carries a 365-81-3 record into the Princeton game.